Couples Retreat PG-13
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Who’s in it: Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis
What it’s about: Chicago buddies (Vaughn, Favreau, Bateman, Love) chip in for a luxury Bora Bora vacation at an unbeatable group rate, where they end up working on their marriages.
Worth watching? “Most of the film’s gags are as obvious as clown shoes, but in the right context clown shoes can make you snicker.”
COLIN COVERT, STAR TRIBUNE
Free Style PG
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Who’s in it: Corbin Bleu, Sandra Echeverria, Matt Bellefleur, Penelope Ann Miller, Tegan Moss
What it’s about: It’s all here: a kid (Bleu) with a dream (in this case, to be a motocross champ), no dad, no money, two jobs, an indifferent girlfriend, an injured mom and a nasty nemesis on the track. How will he ever overcome it all?
Worth watching? “Free Style” doesn’t vary from the sports/beating-the-odds movie playbook at all. But, sometimes, a formula well-done is good enough.
CARY DARLING, FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM
Coco Before Chanel PG-13
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Who’s in it: Audrey Tautou, Alessandro Nivola, Benoit Poelvoorde
What it’s about: A portrait of the life of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel (Tautou), the originator of high fashion’s Little Black Dress.
Worth watching? “[Director Anne Fontaine] gets a splendid performance from Tautou, who plays Chanel like a time bomb who explodes into a bouquet.” CARRIE RICKEY, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
